The risk of meningococcal disease in travelers and current recommendations for prevention

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Steffen, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TOURISM; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CANADA; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77956901237     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00449.x     Document Type: Review

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